Carpentry I (8601/36 weeks, 140 hours)
Course Description
| Course Code: | 8601 |
|---|---|
| Work-based Learning: | Available |
| Duration: | 36 weeks, 140 hours |
| Suggested Grade Levels: | 10–11 |
| Prerequisites: | None |
Carpentry I is the building block for achieving high-level construction industry skills that can result in an exciting and lucrative career. With an emphasis on safety, students are taught to use hand and power tools, cut stock, apply construction mathematics, and interpret blueprints. Students will become proficient in identifying types of residential construction components to form foundations and frame walls, floors, ceilings, roofs, doors, and windows. All students will obtain the required OSHA 10 safety credential.
As noted in Superintendent’s Memo #058-17 (2-28-2017), this Career and Technical Education (CTE) course must maintain a maximum pupil-to-teacher ratio of 20 students to one teacher, due to safety regulations. The 2016-2018 biennial budget waiver of the teacher-to-pupil ratio staffing requirement does not apply.
Career Clusters and Pathways
For federal reporting (choose one)
- Architecture and Construction
- Construction
- Design/Pre-Construction
- Maintenance and Operations
Available Credentials
- Carpentry Assessment
- Carpentry Examination
- Carpentry Level One Entry-Level Assessment
- College and Work Readiness Assessment (CWRA+)
- Construction Technologist Entry-Level Assessment
- Core: Introductory Craft Skills Entry-Level Assessment
- Customer Service Examination
- Customer Service Specialist (CSS) Examination
- HBI/NAHB Residential Construction Academy (RCA) Series Student Certification Assessments
- ICC Certificates of Achievement Examinations
- National Career Readiness Certificate Assessment
- Pre-Apprenticeship Certificate Training (PACT) Assessments
- Professional Communications Certification Examination
- Workplace Readiness Skills for the Commonwealth Examination
Concentration Sequences
A combination of the course above and those below, equivalent to two 36-week courses. Students wishing to complete a specialization may take additional courses appropriate to their career pathways.
Check the course description for any course listed below, because some may have a prerequisite.